Electronic Evidence
About This Course
At the end of the course, participants would be able to:
1. Understand the basic issues of electronic evidence to the extent that the need to obtain appropriately qualified technical advice is recognised when it becomes necessary;
2. Be aware of the failure of logic that many judges and lawyers suffer from when dealing with electronic evidence;
3. To recognize and illustrate the importance of awareness and knowledge of the nature of electronic evidence in respect of the substantial legal and procedural issues in legal proceedings, and to appreciate that failing to challenge false assumptions can lead to a miscarriage of justice; and
4. To identify some of the practical problems that must be dealt with, in both criminal and civil proceedings.
What You'll Learn
This course introduces students to electronic evidence, which covers every area of law. Most legal problems presented to lawyers now include an element of electronic evidence. It is incumbent on judges, lawyers and legal academics to be familiar with the topic in the service of justice. Electronic evidence is ubiquitous.
Using an array of mobile technologies, people communicate regularly through social networking sites, e-mail and other virtual methods managed by organisations that are transnational. No area of human activity is free from the networked world – this also means no area of law is free from the effects of electronic evidence.
Entry Requirements
A good Bachelor's or Juris Doctor degree in Law